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basket case

英 [ˈbɑːskɪt keɪs]

美 [ˈbæskɪt keɪs]

n.  经济状况极差的国家(或机构); 精神失常的人; 无适应能力的人

医学

牛津词典

    noun

    • 经济状况极差的国家(或机构)
      a country or an organization whose economic situation is very bad
      1. 精神失常的人;无适应能力的人
        a person who is slightly crazy and who has problems dealing with situations

        柯林斯词典

        • N-COUNT (经济或金融)困境
          If someone describes a country or organization as abasket case, they mean that its economy or finances are in a seriously bad state.
          1. The country is an economic basket case with chronic unemployment and rampant crime.
            这个国家长期失业严重、犯罪猖獗,经济几近瘫痪。
        • N-COUNT 精神失常者
          If you describe someone as abasket case, you think that they are insane.
          1. You're going to think I'm a basket case when I tell you this.
            如果我告诉了你这件事,你会认为我脑子进水了。

        双语例句

        • And the Soviet Union managed a world-class space programme, yet was an economic and political basket case.
          而且,虽然前苏联掌握了世界一流的航空技术,但其经济与政治体系仍千疮百孔。
        • Europe is not quite the basket case it was a few years ago.
          如今的欧洲已经不再是几年前那个毫无希望的人。
        • That manager have been a basket case here since his wife left him.
          自从太太离开他后,那位经理就变得意志消沈。
        • Each of us is a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess and a criminal.
          我们每个人都是书呆子、运动员、神经病、公主和罪犯的集合体。
        • That might seem crazy, especially given the likelihood of sanctions that can only cripple further North Korea's basket case of an economy.
          这看似疯狂,特别是考虑到如果国家遭到封锁的话,朝鲜摇摇欲坠的经济会进一步不堪重负。
        • Before the Troubles, Northern Ireland was an economic basket case.
          在70年代动乱之前,北爱尔兰在经济上处于完全瘫痪状态。
        • So why'd you ever hire a basket case like me?
          那你为什么还要雇佣象我这样的废人?
        • A student who studies too hard for exams may not eat, sleep or play, for so long that he becomes a basket case and must be sent to the hospital.
          为了考试而用功过度的学生,也可能不吃、不睡、不玩,时间久了,成了无力自理的人,只好被送进医院。
        • Food, the main victim of escalating prices, accounts for a third of the CPI basket and will likely lead to demands for higher wages; in any case, other costs like healthcare and utilities are also rising.
          作为价格不断上涨的主要受害者,食品在cpi商品篮子中占三分之一的权重,食品涨价可能将导致人们提出加薪的要求;不管怎样,医疗和水电煤气等其它成本也在不断上升。
        • If Thais are not careful, the country could become the next Asian basket case.
          如果泰国人不谨慎行事,该国可能会变成亚洲的下一个绝望之地。